May be a small charge: electronic items, old appliances, cars, mobile phones, batteries, oil, printer cartridges,

Disposal bags available for: disposable nappies, sanitary items

Top tips for households cutting costs, helping our environment and making the most of free recycling:

Remove all recyclable material. Includes, plastic, paper, cardboard, metal and glass. Even broken glass and crockery can be recycled. This can be disposed of at (or collected by) IWK free of charge.

Remove hazardous substances. Includes house and garden chemicals and cleaners, medicines. Small amounts can be disposed of at IWK free of charge. For larger volumes a small charge may apply.

Compost/recycle all food waste. That includes any and all food scraps, dated or expired food, napkins and paper food wrapping. This can all can be disposed of at IWK free of charge. (Township residents can have theirs collected for free.)

Compost/recycle all garden waste. Includes: grass cuttings, tree and shrub trimmings, leaves, weeds and general garden waste. This can be disposed of for a small fee at IWK.

Disposable baby nappies, sanitary items, etc can be disposed of at IWK's Nappy Disposal Station in a special bag (avaiable for purchase from IWK). There is no additional charge after you buy a bag.

Businesses rubbish and recycling:

Business are required by our District Plan to separate waste and recycling.

Businesses recycling can be disposed of free of charge at IWK. Alternatively, a business recycling collection service is offered Mondays and Fridays from $11.25 per week. Find out more from Innovative Waste Kaikoura (IWK).

If your waste can’t be recycled, it can be taken to IWK and its' disposal paid for by weight or you may be able to have it collected for a fee. Find out more from Innovative Waste Kaikoura (IWK).

Top tips for businesses for cutting costs, helping our environment and making the most of free recycling:

Make sure your staff are trained to use the recycling system

Separate at source: have a separate bin for each item inside your business in each area, and a recycling area outside that is easily accessible

Have a kitchen system: even if you kitchen is only a smoko room, have a bucket for food waste, another for glass, one for other recycling, and one for waste.

Appoint a recycling champion: use them to train new staff and keep everyone recycling.